Former Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. discusses why he should be re-elected in an interview conducted by Smoke Signals Editor Dean Rhodes.

Tribal Council member Jon A. George discusses why he should be elected in an interview conducted by Smoke Signals Editor Dean Rhodes.

Tribal Council candidate Brenda Tuomi discusses why she should be re-elected in an interview conducted with Smoke Signals Editor Dean Rhodes.

Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez discusses the advisory vote topics that will appear on the 2018 Tribal Council ballot in September.

New Deputy Press Secretary Sara Thompson discusses her new job and re-engaging with the Tribal community in Grand Ronde.

Brook Colley, Southern Oregon University Assistant Professor of Native American Studies, discusses her new book, "Power in the Telling: Grand Ronde, Warm Springs and Intertribal Relations in the Casino Era."

Excerpts from the Friday, June 1, open house celebrating the Phase II opening of Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center. Featuring David Harrelson, Travis Stewart, John Mercier, Francene Ambrose and June Olson.

Listen to Restoration figure Dean Mercier, who walked on in 2011, recall entertaining stories about the Tribe's Restoration efforts. Excerpts of a September 2008 interview conducted by former Smoke Signals reporter Ron Karten. CAUTION: Contains some salty language, but that was the way Mercier expressed himself.

Dr. Randy Blome of the Health & Wellness Center discusses Tribal efforts to eradicate Hepatitis C within the Grand Ronde Tribe, as well as a big educational event being held on Friday, May 18.

Listen to excerpts from a September 2008 interview with longtime Tribal Council Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison as she discusses the Tribe's Restoration effort. The Tribe will celebrate its 35th anniversary of Restoration in November. Smoke Signals will publish excerpts of other 2008 interviews as the year progresses toward the anniversary celebration.